Yes, I keep saying that and people don't believe me, but this is true of public health experts around the world and not just in the UK. I remember the debates we had with some of them at the time and it's obvious that they really believed what they were saying.https://twitter.com/MWStory/status/1355461754789105667 …
Because they don't think or apply logical reasoning. They're experts, this is the expert consensus and if it doesn't make sense then that doesn't matter because they have superior understanding due to being experts. Lifetime of training to only follow consensus.